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Earlier this month, the US Sailing Team gathered at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) to address the off the water components of their training and to complete final planning for the year ahead. The athletes conducted fitness testing, learned from physicians, set objectives for 2019 and beyond, and found inspiration from Olympians.

The Corpus Christi Yacht Club, host of the 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships in July, was honored with World Sailing’s 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award at the World Sailing Annual Conference Tuesday, October 30 in Sarasota, Fla. The award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives. Driven by the dedication of the CCYC volunteer Green Team, the Youth Worlds was the first World Sailing Championship with a focus on ocean conservation and sustainability.

The US Sailing Nominating Committee named new members of the National Governing Body’s Board of Directors who were officially elected on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at US Sailing’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club. Cory Sertl (Rochester, N.Y.) was elected as the next President of US Sailing. Rich Jepsen (Alameda, Calif.) was elected Vice President.

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7 Steps to Teaching Youth Athletes To Respect Umpires and Referees - TrueSport - Like with sportsmanship and teamwork, respect for officials is an important value that needs to be taught to athletes, parents, and coaches. However, even though there are officials at every game or match, there is virtually never a direct conversation about the expectations for respecting referees. Teaching respect for referees doesn’t have to be hard, hokey, or time-consuming, as long as you can remember the seven lessons for referee respect: learn.truesport.org/teaching-youth-athletes-respect-umpires-referees/... See MoreSee Less

American MagicThe AM38 test boat, better known as the MULE, touches both sunlight and the sea for the first time. Half the size of the AC75 racing boats set to be used in the 36th America's Cup (Auckland, New Zealand, 2021), the MULE has New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for sailing's highest prize, flying across Narragansett Bay near Newport, Rhode Island. ... See MoreSee Less

US Sailing is also proud to work alongside organizations like @11thHourRacing on #STEM initiatives through the US Sailing Reach initiative. Take some time to learn more about Reach on #NationalSTEMDay! ➕➖➗ https://t.co/V0NfWzMS5Z

Congratulations to the @CorpusChristiYC for their efforts to drive best practices in #Sustainability at the 2018 @youthworlds 🇺🇸 in #CorpusChrist, Texas❗️On Tuesday they received the @WorldSailing & @11thHourRacing Sustainability Award. 🏆

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